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Gardening => In The Kitchen => Topic started by: duh on Nov 24, 2010, 09:36:23 PM

Title: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 24, 2010, 09:36:23 PM
I haven't gotten any of the cooking done early so tomorrow is going to be interesting.

The Turkey goes in the oven at 8:30 a.m.

Then I'll start on the stuffing.  Unfortunately I didn't make the sourdough to make the stuffing with this year.  I wish I had.  But the Box will have to do this year.  With some sauteed onions and celery to help it along. 

It was a store bought pumpkin pie this year.  I still was not willing to try a pie crust.  I'll get there one day but not yet.

I have the yams and marshmellows so I'm good there and I'm pretty good at making gravy now so I'm not expecting any problems there.


How are the rest of you doing preparing your Thanksgiving feast?
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 24, 2010, 10:16:42 PM
i will cook tomorrow and friday for saturday when we have our family thanksgiving.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: sunsoaker on Nov 24, 2010, 10:19:18 PM
I am just now getting the pie in the oven and the eggs boiled. The rest will have to wait for tomorry.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 24, 2010, 10:28:38 PM
it will be the morry before i get anything done.  i'm already in bed with the netbook.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 24, 2010, 11:07:48 PM
I plan to start the deviled eggs right after the turkey goes in.  I won't do many or I won't have an appetite when the turkey gets done lol.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 24, 2010, 11:19:26 PM
:giggle:  when i do them, i only do 2 or 3 because i'm the only one who eats them.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: sunsoaker on Nov 25, 2010, 08:21:38 AM
Oh no, I do an entire dozen eggs. Everyone eats them here, though I have to do half without pickle relish.

I have everything still to do since I ended up sick yesterday. The kids felt bad for me so they took the turkey home with them and they are cooking it. But the rest is up to me.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 25, 2010, 09:06:35 AM
That's sweet they are doing the turkey.  I hope you feel much better today.  Ok, I'm going to take a short break and put in the eggs.  And try and find my recipe.  Since the old computer went down all my old recipes are gone. 
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: sunsoaker on Nov 25, 2010, 09:18:01 AM
I am, so far, doing much better. I've even eaten breakfast without a problem. I was starving since I never ate anything last night. lol.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Jessica on Nov 25, 2010, 09:18:34 AM
My family keeps things simple.  Mom still does all the cooking for Thanksgiving.  James has a huge family so it is a potluck style. It is at his sister's house so she makes the turkey and ham but everybody brings something.  So, I am making a dish to pass.  As far as deviled eggs go,  my family and James' family loves them.  I could make 2 dozen and they would be gone in no time but we only ever make a dozen.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Wrennie on Nov 25, 2010, 09:21:02 AM
Yum! Deviled eggs! I dont do them for thanksgiving, like duh said I'd have no appetite for the turkey if i made and ate them.

I have a pumpkin I'm going to make soup out of. Then we're having Turkey, rutabaga, stuffing, cranberry sauce and mashed taters. Thats way more than enough for the two of us.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 25, 2010, 09:33:01 AM
contemplating what i'm doing with my day.  since i'm not cooking.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: sunsoaker on Nov 25, 2010, 09:53:23 AM
Usually, my daughter is here early helping out. But this year she was obligated to be somewhere else by noon. So, other than them taking the turkey home to cook, I am doing it all. Them doing the turkey though, is a big help. Frees up my oven.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 25, 2010, 11:51:56 AM
I can't find my deviled egg recipe.  Grrrrrh.  I can't remember it all from memory and I know the one in the cookbook is not to my liking.  Any one have one to offer?
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: sunsoaker on Nov 25, 2010, 11:54:17 AM
Mine is quite simple. I just mix mayo and pickle relish in with the yolk until I get the right texture. I like mine with some texture, not creamed. Yours was probably fancier than that.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 25, 2010, 01:01:17 PM
i do mine with the yolk, mayo, and i like mine with bacon bits in it.  somefolks put paprika on theirs to brighten it up, but i hate paprika.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: sunsoaker on Nov 25, 2010, 01:19:43 PM
Oh yea, I do sprinkle with peprika too. I tried it once with bacon bits and wasn't fond of it which surprised me 'cause I love bacon.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Tina on Nov 25, 2010, 01:26:26 PM
I do my yolks with pickle relish, mayo and just a touch of prepared mustard, salt and pepper.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Bonnie on Nov 25, 2010, 09:28:14 PM
Trent and I ate with our neighbor. You name it, she had it and we ate it. Now I have a too full tummy, but it sure was yummy.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 25, 2010, 09:43:27 PM
sounds awesome bonnie.  i'm glad you and trent had a good day!
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Wrennie on Nov 26, 2010, 08:05:33 AM
my eggs are yolk with mayo, mustard, and a little grated onion, or chives on top, then paprika on top of that. I dont like them with relish. My friend Kim makes them that way.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Penny on Nov 26, 2010, 08:40:52 AM
my eggs are yolk with mayo, mustard, and a little grated onion, or chives on top, then paprika on top of that. I dont like them with relish. My friend Kim makes them that way.

Yummmm, those sound good.


And now all of you that have the turkey carcass, can make soup!!
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 26, 2010, 08:57:54 AM
That is definitely in the plan, along with turkey salad, turkey/cranberry/stuffing sandwiches with mayo and anything else I can think of.  I must say that the generic turkey stuffing from food lion is way to salty for my tastes.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Penny on Nov 26, 2010, 09:01:17 AM
And too much salt, is not good.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Wrennie on Nov 26, 2010, 09:03:14 AM
MMMM Turkey soup! I'd need to go out and buy more ingredients tho.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Penny on Nov 26, 2010, 09:07:10 AM
MMMM Turkey soup! I'd need to go out and buy more ingredients tho.

Isnt that always the way, missing one or two things to make it.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Wrennie on Nov 26, 2010, 09:14:24 AM
Yup, and I have a pumpkin I want to make pumpkin soup too.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Penny on Nov 26, 2010, 09:17:07 AM
Hmmmm, i havent had that in ages, pumpkin soup.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 26, 2010, 09:23:06 AM
i have my ham bone to make my soup out of.  we won't have turkey carcass until saturday.  and i don't know that i will take it as i am not cooking it.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bestofour on Nov 26, 2010, 09:43:10 AM
We had a great turkey day.  Ginger was missing though. 
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 26, 2010, 11:04:46 PM
how is ginger sheri?
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 27, 2015, 07:50:12 AM
I couldn't resist.  What did you have for thanksgiving. 

Here it was turkey, dressing, boiled potatoes, stuffed acorn squash, zucchini casserole.  The cranberry sauce was in the stuffed acorn but I'm glad I got a number of cans because I love leftover turkey, cranberry, dressing, and mayo sandwiches.  Yum!
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bestofour on Nov 27, 2015, 11:17:44 PM
We don't eat turkey so we had steak, lasagna, green beans, deviled eggs, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, cranberries, salad, rolls, brownies, ice cream.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Dianna on Nov 28, 2015, 12:51:14 PM
We had the Thanksgiving buffet at Shoney's. I had ham, cranberry sauce, little green limas, rice, and collard greens. Two full plates filled me up with no room for dessert. We carried Virginia a plate, too... :)

Yay! No cooking or cleaning for me. :good2: Boo! No leftovers to nibble on... :razberry:
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 28, 2015, 04:49:53 PM
Do you want me to send you some leftovers?  i've got some.  I even have one leg left. 

I love deviled eggs.

What kind of dressing?

Everyone has been teasing me about stove top stuffing.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: sunsoaker on Nov 29, 2015, 12:05:35 AM
Hey, I like stove top.

We had turkey, mashed taters, sweet taters, green beans, deviled eggs and croissants for our bread. There was also 3 different kinds of pie and some banana pudding. I was too full of the meal to eat dessert. But sure ate some Friday. lol We're still working on the leftovers.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 29, 2015, 08:23:24 AM
Me too.  Sharon brought me some homemade pumpkin pie.  She roasts the pumpkins and skins them for the puree.  Can you imagine.  She knows I like Libby's pumpkin pie recipe and she can make hers taste just like it.  It is amazing.  This year she did it with honey and it was just as good.  She does that because her husband and I are diabetic and honey is suppose to be better than sugar about raising the blood sugar.  Isn't that thoughtful?  She also brought me some potato soup.  She knows I love it. 
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: Tina on Nov 29, 2015, 09:10:41 AM
There is not much more satisfying than potato soup.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Nov 30, 2015, 06:12:35 AM
Soooooooooo true.  I love potato soup.  Although not much on making it myself.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bestofour on Nov 30, 2015, 08:23:43 PM
I'm the only one in my family who eats pumpkin pie so I try not to make it or buy it because I'll eat the entire thing - seriously.  No control.

The dressing is one I saw Rachael Ray make one time.  Pretty good if you like dressing. 
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: duh on Dec 01, 2015, 07:56:47 AM
I am happy eating an entire pumpkin pie.  I just space it out over a week.  I always run out of whipped cream.  Not sure how that happens,...not.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bestofour on Dec 03, 2015, 05:37:36 PM
I can't make it last a week.  If it's there I'm compelled to eat it.  Better with whipped cream of course.
Title: Re: Turkey Day
Post by: bayou girl on Dec 03, 2015, 08:41:18 PM
we ate thursday at ellie's inlaw's brother's house.  there was turkey, ham, 2 types of sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, mac N cheese, brussel sprouts, deviled eggs, scalloped potatoes, mashed potatoes, 2 kinds of rolls, several types of salads, some sweet, some regular, 2 kinds of dressing, at least 15 kinds of desserts, and i know i have missed half of the "main meal" items. it was a dinner table, with the leaf in, full.  the salads, bread, crock pot items, paper products, and desserts were on counters and/or in a different room.

thanksgiving night we just nibbled on junk food, then on friday we had t-day leftovers at Charlie & Norma's.  that was smoked pork, dressing, sweet potato casserole, something green (i am drawing a blank) and i had brought fudge with me to both places.

now, there are no leftovers :BigGrin:
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